[Wolves] FW: Personal Contact........<--- this is still going on???

[Peter Cannon]

Hi Simon

These are great I've had that one at work a couple of times my favourite
is the African general who is in exile but can lay his hands on
squilliens of pounds if you let him use your bank account for transfer
purposes.

It never ceases to amaze me at the muppets that fall for the scam. Greed
is a powerful incentive.

On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 09:08, Simon Burke wrote:
> Hiya, below is some spam I got in my inbox, which is strange as spam
> assassin usually picks it up. Anyway I thought this scam had died off oh
> well.. , I think I might print it off and frame it a a monument to how low
> people can go to try and get money off you...
> 
> 
> 
> ------ Forwarded Message
> 
> >From Desk of Mr Gunik Akiga.
> Director Wold House
> Securities Sarl.
> Lome-Togo. Republic.
> E-mail:gunik_akiga at witty.com
> 
> Dear Christopher.
> 
> I am Mr Gunik Akiga Deputy Derector of World House Security Sarl....I
> am writing this letter to ask for your support and cooperation to
> carry out this business opportunity in my department.... I discovered
> an abandoned sum of $28,583,000.00 USD (Twenty Eight Million Five
> hundred and Eight Three Thousand United State Dollars Only) in an
> account that belongs to one of our foreign customers( Named! ENGINEER
> LIANG SHAIMING , A Chinese Citizens, who died along with his entire
> family, Wife and two children on January 31st of 2000 in a Plane
> crash....Alaska Airlines MD-83, that Crashed into Pacific Ocean NW of
> Malibu, CA, USA.
> 
> Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next-of-kin
> to come over and put claims for his money as the heir, because we
> cannot release the fund from his Security Vault, unless someone
> applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in
> our Security Company guidelines.Unfortunately, neither their family
> member nor distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.
> 
> Upon this discovery, I have agreed to make business with you and
> release the total amount into your account as the heir of the fund
> since no one came for it or discovered he maintained account with our
> Security Company, otherwise the fund will be returned to the Security
> Company treasury as unclaimed fund.......I have agreed that our ratio
> of sharing will be as stated thus 30% for you as foreign partner,60%
> for me and 10% for the settlement of all local and foreign expences
> incurred by me and you during the course of this business.
> 
> My Dear Friend in good faith, Upon the successful completion of this
> transfer, I will come to your country and mind our share.....It is
> from my 60% I intend to import Agricultural Machineries into my
> country as a way of recycling the fund......To commence this
> transaction , I require you to immediately indicate your interest
> by a return e-mail to enable me to send an Application Letter of
> claim to you which you will fill and submit it to the appropriate
> departments for necessary approvals before the transfer can be made.
> 
> Note also, this transaction must be kept Confidential And Risk Free
> from your side as a Foreigner. and all the necessary Documents which
> the security Management will demand from you in verifying what i want
> you to act for me, Is in my possession to forward it to you for the
> immediate commence of this transaction.
> 
> I look forward to receiving your prompt response.
> 
> Yours Sincerely, 
> 
> Mr Gunik Akiga. 
> 
> Reply to my Alternetive email address(gunik_akiga at witty.com)Thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
> 
> 
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Regards

Peter Cannon

peter at cannon-linux.freeserve.co.uk